Telegram-herald., 1887-10-31
CLOSED ITS DOORS
rHE woN0gRLaND n TRousls.
ne shsrta Ssr.ss "a t.xeUattsr--ths fre
prlstof - sapts Eis Rsst. saa NonasFo"s
Creators Naa4 satssf@eslss- feer
h-si2e.s tie Cause.

The doors of the Wonderland theatre
closed 81 e. ths o8noeri lass even ng--pIoo-
sbly ior good al ie4sl under ths present
lsssees sinoe the beginn,og OF The present
season the theatre has beea aoing losing
business In fag it became testief al
common prediction thsi uH.ess there ~ss q
chsnss IN tins sists u adams i veuid close
Us doors. There were nGny reasons
which dsls BACK several mouths. which
w0ula uStarslls mAss ttls result inetiis-
bic Particularly tas lAct hat al MAJ las
tie 1eafrE Printing Company - 'hica8e,
fsroaga laeir attorneys. MeSsIs- Turner y
Carroll ~ iais city, secured = iudEnisnt ~
ihe Circuit 1ouFi, against Msssrs. oACkeii a
Nigeias .for the suia oi s>tt4 Tom ..
Carroll togk possession ~ tie theatre thea
aud made Manager " b. bay custodian ei
lie property since then some pa nlsnis
Lave Deeu made on the Judgment t"lil<
Id increased compeliiion sad partly 60 Peot
attractions. the Wonderland las scarcely
hsd . t.zS ing seek this SESSION. ihis state
al sf1aiTs naturally placed cfesaltofs oii
the anxious seat On Saturday on an eAe-
cnl0n levied unosf the JUagtHeut nfn-
TONED. Deputy cusrih Cowan assumed
chsrst OF the theatre He had Dot been 10
possession long when J. n. iompkins
stepped ln with al attachment ier sl.-iV
rent ale td 10 De due his wife who - TIE
owner II tie property. kbNsoA bros, TIE
builders. also put 10 claim for money due
them since the theatre ~as Constructed
Hamors of what occurred were soon noised
about and 0n SATURDAY evening The box
office was besieeed with ANXIOUS
creditors and isNyers, al with snAli
sccuunts. OF course the claims OF 81
H. .fI4t t.rrs s1aF..
and lust how they will fare 4 - lDpos~i-
bic To predict nov FrAns B0nnell. oi ths
Valley CITY Ice and Coal Co. wak among
the ANXIOUS ones and he presented bii
for fifty tons OF coal snd mol receiving
the desired satisfaction he departed aud
soon returned with a constable and wit
Of replevin YESTERDAY he had The coal
moved out Of the building
Messys. sacke.t & Virgins. the .essees oi
the Wonderland have been unforlunsie ia
getting heavily involved els where parac-
ulary ia Minneapolis and D. Paul
where they have Two large new taestres.
The one IN the latter city not being com
pieted. Just what their Indebtedness
amounts 10 is not precisely known, but a.
il said 10 amount 10 a good many ibot-
sands Of dollars ThUs they were oepe-d
ent on The Wonderland maintaining lise
ard were unable 10 advance anything d
ieficits ia The receipts. II IS probable iha.
the house viii never reopen uBaef Their
management
one thing Is demonstrates. and that -
that Grand Rspids - moi large enough 10
support four theatres, JUS al present
The Wonderland was opened ~ MafcA
1856. a. a lime museaM. II was new en-
terprise here in the way Of Amussme0ts.
and an enormous business was done This
encouraged Aessrs. Ssckett K WieEins 10
believe that the field wa ripe here tor
straight. legitimate place Of amuse.
men. al popular prices. They secured
a lease of the Bali building for number OF
wears. aud in the Sumner OF 1856 thorough
ly overhauled it. aud constructed coy
theatre.
II was opened year ago last sep'snsel.
and did fairly encouraging business
throughout last season.
w. Il. Day, the excellent and popular
manager of the house. Las hosts OF friends
who will sympsthize WITH him ia the un0e.
sirable crisis. lie icit no stone unturned
TO make the house successful. Ils
personal attention And courteous cOflfldera-
ton made the house very popular. Just
what he will 90 he Is unable 10 state. IL
will be a matter ~ regret 10 BIS personal
friends and patrons that the misfortune 81
his principals have made the future eaisi-
ence of the theatre under bis supervision
uncertain T.. ". Virgins telegraph that
he will be here today. What the result
of his visit will be as far a. pertains to the
destiny OF the Wonderland lime alone can